Scientists have captured incredible images of orcas hunting great white sharks with specialised techniques.

The orca pod in question has been seen in the Gulf of California, targeting junior great whites.

Previously, shark-hunting orcas had only been seen around South Africa, where they targeted larger adults.

The Gulf of California pod, dubbed Moctezuma's pod, also displays specific hunting methods.

They flip the sharks upside-down to induce a temporary paralysis, before eating their livers, which are rich in energy.

"I believe that orcas that eat elasmobranchs – sharks and rays – could eat a great white shark, if they wanted to, anywhere they went looking for one," said marine biologist Erick Higuera Rivas, project director at Conexiones Terramar and Pelagic Life and lead author of

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